diff --git a/src/components/tabs/tabs.ts b/src/components/tabs/tabs.ts
index 12b135c21d..0593ab8358 100644
--- a/src/components/tabs/tabs.ts
+++ b/src/components/tabs/tabs.ts
@@ -511,7 +511,7 @@ export class Tabs extends Ion implements AfterViewInit, RootNode {
         });
       } else {
         getComponent(this._linker, tab.root).then(viewController => {
-          if (viewController !== active.component) {
+          if (viewController.component !== active.component) {
             // Otherwise, if the page we're on is not our real root
             // reset it to our default root type
             return tab.setRoot(tab.root);